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olivier

l'olivier (FR N-M) olive tree (Oleacea), having two-tone leaves, pale green on their tops, whitish on the underside, bearing an edible oily fruit, the economic staple of many a Mediterranean land. First appears in French in the 12th century, (980) oliver, from Latin oliva. (Ronsard)

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